A pair of Indian wooden elephant architectural fittings Gujarat, circa 18th century, a pair of pillar bases from an entrance hallway, carved from teak, with remnant polychrome decoration, modelled as caparisoned elephants with riders, each with a square hole to the top of the howdah for inserting the pillar base., 65 cm high, 48 cm wide.
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.